Berkonomics

JUNE 14, 2018

we_are_wat we_are_watching_you. Close. If you have been in management or an entrepreneur long enough, you will have experienced the gray area of decision-making where ethics, the law, your needs and expediency all collide. This is the time when you are paid the big bucks, and when others aware of your plight will be watching most carefully. It is also the time when you demonstrate your true courage to your contemporaries.

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socalTECH

JUNE 14, 2018

For most consumers with a credit card, many of those cards have a feature called "price protection"--which promises to provide you with cash back if prices drop on an item you've purchased. But, how many people actually bother to submit for those refunds and follow prices after you purchase an item? The solution: Los Angeles-based Earny (www.earny.co), which has created a service which automatically submits for those refunds and price adjustments for you.

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L.A. Business Journal

JUNE 14, 2018

An award-winning German firm that employs professionals with autism across Europe is acquiring Santa Monica–based MindSpark Inc. to mark its entry into the U.S. market.

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socalTECH

JUNE 14, 2018

Los Angeles-based Catasys , a provider of AI- and technology-enabled healthcare services, said today that it has received $10M in a debt financing round, split between a receivable facility agreement of $2.5 million with Heritage Bank of Commerce and a four-year term loan of up to $7.5 million with Horizon Technology Finance Corporation. The publicly held company said it will pay Prime plus 3% on its receivable facility agreement (currently, 7.75%), and an interest rate on the term loan is 9.75%

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Office leases are one of companies’ largest expenses, and if your whole team is working from home with no clear end in sight, you may be wondering what to do about your lease.

Company

L.A. Business Journal

JUNE 14, 2018

Elon Musk’s Boring Company was selected by the city of Chicago on June 14 to provide an express tunnel service between downtown Chicago and O’Hare International Airport, a milestone for the company that comes amid uncertain progress on its Los Angeles demonstration tunnel.

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socalTECH

JUNE 14, 2018

Los Angeles- and Las Vegas-based Influential , which operates a service to help match brands with influencers, has raised $12M more in a Series B funding, the company disclosed today. The funding came from Capital Zed, ECA Ventures, Paradigm Talent Agency, ROAR, the Tech Coast Angels, plus WME. Influential is led by CEO Ryan Detert. The company says its uses artificial intelligence, machine learning, and social data to help match brands to audiences and influencers on Facebook, Instagram, Twitte

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socalTECH

JUNE 14, 2018

Los Angeles-based Ring , the "smart doorbell" and security camera maker, is expanding into the home security system market with a new system called the Ring Alarm--and has just started taking pre-orders for its systems. The new product includes door and window sensors, smoke and CO2 detectors, water leak detection, and other capabilities--all in addition to connecting to Ring's doorbells and cameras.

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Xconomy

JUNE 14, 2018

In another month or two, a General Electric (NYSE: GE ) subsidiary is expected to complete the installation of an intelligent lighting system in San Diego that’s been billed as “the world’s largest municipal Internet of Things.” The Boston-based subsidiary, Current by GE, began work earlier this year for the city of San Diego on a $30.3 million project to replace 14,000 streetlights with energy-efficient LED lamps.

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socalTECH

JUNE 14, 2018

San Diego-based renewable energy developer EDF Renewables said late Wednesday that it has signed a new wind development deal, where it will develop and construct up to 200 megawatts (MW) of wind energy in Iowa. According to EDF Renewables, the deal with Alliant Energy will go towards the Golden Plains Wind Project, which is expected to produce enough clean energy to power 87,000 average homes a year.

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Xconomy

JUNE 14, 2018

New immunotherapy approaches to cancer treatment, and the CRISPR technology for editing genetic material in cells, are among the most sophisticated research strategies scientists are using in their quest to defeat disease. But as researchers develop these techniques based on manipulating biological molecules, they may still be recording their experimental results by a method untouched by technological advances—–in a paper lab notebook.

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socalTECH

JUNE 14, 2018

Los Angeles-based online employment marketplace operator ZipRecruiter says it is expanding into a brand new headquarters in Los Angeles, as it says it has hit nearly 1,000 employees. The company said the new 45,000 square foot headquarters will house 400 of its employees. The company--which is only eight years old--says it also has two other major operations centers, in Tempe, Arizona and Tel Aviv, Israel.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 14, 2018

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 14, 2018

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